Otto – The Series
Otto – The Series

Otto – The Series

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1995- 1995
1 Seasons
13 Episodes
8.0(2 votes)
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Comedy

Overview

“Otto – The Series” is an unusual comedy format from the early 1990s centred on Otto Waalkes, blending classic crime entertainment with Otto’s distinctive brand of humour. Rather than telling a continuous story, the series combines newly shot sketches featuring Otto with scenes from old Edgar Wallace films. These original sequences were re-dubbed, completely transforming their content. Dialogue that was once serious turns into absurd wordplay, and the originally suspenseful plots are deliberately played for laughs. In this way, Otto effectively “smuggles” himself into the dark world of the Wallace films, turning it into a parody driven by nonsense, running gags, and his characteristic humour. The result is an idiosyncratic mix of crime and comedy, whose particular charm lies above all in its playful use of the original material.

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Otto Waalkes

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Otto Waalkes
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Elisabeth Flickenschildt

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Elisabeth Flickenschildt
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Gert Fröbe

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Gert Fröbe
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Heinz Drache

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Heinz Drache
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Horst Tappert

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Horst Tappert
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Joachim Fuchsberger

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Joachim Fuchsberger
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Karin Dor

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Karin Dor
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Klaus Kinski

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Klaus Kinski
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Lil Dagover

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Lil Dagover
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Monika Peitsch

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Monika Peitsch
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Stewart Granger

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Stewart Granger
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Uschi Glas

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Uschi Glas

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